Nantic – Mexico
WashedMediumNorthscore 70

- Origin
- Chiapas, MX
- Producer
- Various Smallholders
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1400–1800 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $20.00
- Price / oz
- $1.89/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
vanilla bean · praline · cane sugar
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
70
Limited signal
Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals
Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review
- 75/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Base weighted score: 66.7 + bonuses = 70
Sensory profileestimated
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Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Pilot Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Pilot Coffee Roasters is a well-regarded Toronto-based roaster frequently mentioned by Canadian coffee enthusiasts. Community members appreciate their in-house espresso flights and the variety of their single-origin offerings, such as the Ana Sora and Las Palmas. While generally viewed positively for quality, some users find their flavor profiles, often leaning toward bright, acidic, or fruity notes, to be a matter of personal preference, with at least one user describing their experience as merely "okay."
Toronto-based roasteroffers espresso flightsknown for bright/fruity profileswell-regarded in Canadaconsistent quality
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · 1000↑ · I spent 40 hours on the road rating gas station coffee.
- r/espresso · 427↑ · Rate my setup (airline pilot edition)
- r/Coffee · 338↑ · Coffee from Aldi - seriously.
- r/espresso · 306↑ · Visited Pilot Coffee Roasters in Toronto.
- r/pourover · 200↑ · 2024 was a great year for coffee ☕️
- r/Coffee · 175↑ · SAVE ME FROM KEURIGS
- r/espresso · 173↑ · Look ma, one hand!
- r/Coffee · 118↑ · For my fellow Canadians, where do you get your coffee products?
- r/espresso · 114↑ · Appreciation
- r/espresso · 98↑ · Starting to think there are downsides to the blind shaker…
Press · Sprudge
- British Airways Doesn’t Let Their Pilots Drink Coffee In Public2025-09-15·sprudge
These are not the friendly skies.
- Verve Coffee Begins Pilot Program With Eco-Friendly Terracotta Cups2024-04-24·sprudge
Verve Coffee and GaeaStar have teamed up for 3D printable cups made of terracotta.
- Coffee Design: Pilot Coffee Roasters In Toronto2023-08-11·sprudge
A fresh new look for Toronto’s Pilot Coffee Roasters.
On YouTube
2 videos · 4k combined views
2 videos cover Pilot Coffee Roasters from reviewers blogTO, Riley Welch.